Bristol City vs Portsmouth

29 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Busby

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Anis Mehmeti 15’, 32’
  • Rob Dickie 35’

Match summary

Bristol City won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Portsmouth. Bristol City led 3-0 at half-time.

Anis Mehmeti put Bristol City ahead in the 15th minute, Mehmeti made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute, and Rob Dickie made it 3-0 from a corner in the 35th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bristol City created 3.35 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Portsmouth's 0.20 from 5.

Match stats

Bristol City Portsmouth
20 Shots 5
7 Shots on Target 2
10 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.35 xG 0.20
3.35 Non-penalty xG 0.20

Key events

Bristol City Portsmouth
Kick-off
Anis Mehmeti1-0 (Bristol City)
15’
Anis Mehmeti2-0 (Bristol City)
32’
Rob Dickie3-0 (Bristol City)
35’
Half-time3-0
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bristol City
  • Ross McCrorie
Portsmouth
  • Callum Lang

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.35 0.20 15’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), 1-0 15’ 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), 2-0 32’ 35’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), 3-0 35’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.35 0.20 15’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), 1-0 Mehmeti 15’ 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), 2-0 Mehmeti 32’ 35’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), 3-0 Dickie 35’
Bristol City 3.35 xGPortsmouth 0.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Bristol City attacking 
35’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.86 xG, goal 15’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 66’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.34 xG, off target 35’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 21’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 65’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 22’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 26’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 78’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Samuel Silvera (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.86 xG, goal 15’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 35’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 66’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.34 xG, off target 21’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 65’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 22’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 78’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Samuel Silvera (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 1.08 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.34 – – –
Ross McCrorie Taken off
60′ – – – – – –
Max Bird Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Scott Twine Taken off
70′ – – 2 0.14 – – –
Anis Mehmeti Taken off
85′ 2 – 6 1.20 – – –
Nahki Wells Taken off
60′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
George Tanner Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Sam Bell Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 3 0.20 – – –
George Earthy Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Marcus McGuane Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Yu Hirakawa Came on as a substitute
5′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 59% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.89
Portsmouth win 17% Avg odds 5.46

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.